Lawrence datebook
Today
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-8 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Medicare information, 10 a.m., studio of Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., 842-0543.
“Post Cold War: Can the All-Volunteer Army Wage the War on Terrorism, or Do We Need a Draft?” Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior adviser to the Center for Defense Information, 3:30 p.m.5 p.m., Pine Room, Kansas Union.
Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.
Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission meeting, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Tuesday
Screenings for people 60 and older by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Lecompton United Methodist Church, 402 Elmore St.
Immunization clinic by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
Toddler storytime, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., for 2-year-olds with an accompanying adult, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free, registration required, 843-3833, ext. 117.
Storytime, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833, ext. 117.
“Culture, Religion and Violence,” Pauletta Otis, senior fellow in Religion and International Affairs at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Pine Room, Kansas Union.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, 5:15 p.m., 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.
Exhibit entry submissions, Douglas County Science Fair, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 766-2136.
Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.
“A Woman President: If Not Now, When?,” speech by former presidential candidate Carol Moseley-Braun, 8 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, Kansas University’s west campus.
Wednesday
Exhibit entry submissions, Douglas County Science Fair, 8 a.m.-noon, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 766-2136.
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
Health screenings for people 60 and older by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.
Joint study session of city, county and school district leaders, 9:30 a.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Books & Babies, for 8- to 23-month-olds with adults, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.
University Forum: “The Future of Education in Kansas, K-12,” by Bob Corkins, Kansas education commissioner, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., optional lunch $3-$5.50, 843-4933.
“Education and Foreign Aid in Africa,” by Abdelwahed Zhiri, former World Bank executive, noon, Kansas Union’s Alcove F, 864-3745.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, noon, 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.
Unicorn & Dragon Club, for children 7 years and older, 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Gallery, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833, ext. 117.
Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.
Thursday
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
City commission study session on goal setting, 9 a.m. Fire Station No. 1, 701 Ky.
Lawrence Wheels on Meals annual business meeting, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Room A, public welcome.
Latin American Solidarity Rice and Beans Dinner, with Marc Becker, Truman State University, 6:15 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 864-4213.
NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
The Vagina Monologues & V-Day Fair, 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium, $5 admission, benefits Women’s Transitional Care Services.
Thursday Evening Storytime for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833, ext. 117.
Books & Babies, for 8- to 23-month-olds, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833, ext. 117.